Once again, reality and propaganda show themselves to be two separate things.
The environmental benefit of electric cars may never be felt – with their production creating up to 70 per cent more emissions than their petrol equivalent.
Electric cars need to be used for tens of thousands of miles before they offset the higher releases, with VW’s e-Golf becoming more environmentally friendly only after 77,000 miles, according to the manufacturer’s own figures.
But there are fears that many such vehicles will never hit their mileage target as owners upgrade to newer models, leaving swathes of used electric cars sitting unwanted on garage forecourts.
To those of us paying attention, the environmental benefits of milk floats was always bullshit. The fact that some eco loon can sit smugly in their pile of expensive junk and claim that they are emissions free and have a stupid green patch on their numberplate to let everyone know about it, hides the actual environmental damage they are doing – not to mention the enslaved children mining the raw materials. But you know, feelz and all that. I will never buy a milk float – four or two wheels. They are impractical, environmentally damaging, useless for any real driving or riding and are nothing more than vacuous virtue-signalling.
But, still, let the twats who invested in these things find out the hard way.
As much as I think the banning of IC engines is never likely to happen due to expense increase and availability of new vehicles falling off a cliff, never underestimate the governments ability to do completely stupid things.
Bear in mind that the government shut down the entire economy for two years to stop the flu.
And governments never admit they’re wrong. They’ll sink the country before that happens.
Also, I heard that the green stripe is something to do with London. Signifies to the cameras that is an electric car and doesn’t need to pay congestion charging or pollution charging or something.
I don’t live in London, thankfully, so don’t know the specifics. Seems the virtue signalling is just an added bonus.
I don’t doubt it for one moment. They will plough ahead regardless. What it needs is heads on spikes, frankly.
I suspect the vast majority of recent buyers of new battery cars have been business buyers or those benefitting from company cars, taking advantage of the cheaper tax…i have no issues with anyone paying less tax by the way, others who were able to charge at work or free in some places and parts of the country also were sensible to take advantage.
I don’t see what benefits the typical employed new or used car buyer will get though, the free VED so far is a bonus of course.
I’m all for live and let live on most things…until you want to remove girls breasts or boys testicles during puberty…but unless you enthusiastically worship at the battery car altar the fans call you all sorts, is that a sign of insecurity one wonders? what’s wrong with people being happy doing their own thing?
I don’t see what benefits the typical employed new or used car buyer will get though, the free VED so far is a bonus of course.
The free VED won’t last.
The government won’t let that go untaxed, especially as more and more people switch over
Volkswagen scales back EV production:
Oh, really? Do tell. The depreciation on these things is mind-blowing. We’re talking optioned-the-pink-paint-and-no-radio stuff. It’s insane. You’d have to be barking mad to buy one.
Quite obviously an environmental disaster though I understand they are good to drive at times when you are not worried about running out of battery power.